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scan: New library for high-level PSPP syntax lexical analysis.
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significant inside strings.
Strings can be concatenated using @samp{+}, so that @samp{"a" + 'b' +
'c'} is equivalent to @samp{'abc'}. Concatenation is useful for
Strings can be concatenated using @samp{+}, so that @samp{"a" + 'b' +
'c'} is equivalent to @samp{'abc'}. Concatenation is useful for
-splitting a single string across multiple source lines. The maximum
-length of a string, after concatenation, is 255 characters.
+splitting a single string across multiple source lines.
Strings may also be expressed as hexadecimal, octal, or binary
character values by prefixing the initial quote character by @samp{X},
Strings may also be expressed as hexadecimal, octal, or binary
character values by prefixing the initial quote character by @samp{X},
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-148,11
+147,6
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punctuator only as the last character on a line (except white space).
When it is the last non-space character on a line, a period is not
treated as part of another token, even if it would otherwise be part
of, e.g.@:, an identifier or a floating-point number.
When it is the last non-space character on a line, a period is not
treated as part of another token, even if it would otherwise be part
of, e.g.@:, an identifier or a floating-point number.
-
-Actually, the character that ends a command can be changed with
-@cmd{SET}'s ENDCMD subcommand (@pxref{SET}), but we do not recommend
-doing so. Throughout the remainder of this manual we will assume that
-the default setting is in effect.
@end table
@node Commands
@end table
@node Commands
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by a forward slash (@samp{/}).
There are multiple ways to mark the end of a command. The most common
way is to end the last line of the command with a period (@samp{.}) as
described in the previous section (@pxref{Tokens}). A blank line, or
There are multiple ways to mark the end of a command. The most common
way is to end the last line of the command with a period (@samp{.}) as
described in the previous section (@pxref{Tokens}). A blank line, or
-one that consists only of white space or comments, also ends a command
-by default, although you can use the NULLINE subcommand of @cmd{SET}
-to disable this feature (@pxref{SET}).
+one that consists only of white space or comments, also ends a command.
@node Syntax Variants
@section Variants of syntax.
@node Syntax Variants
@section Variants of syntax.